Reserve - Shelter, Eastern Park
Eastern Beach, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No 297899
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Statement of Significance
C Listed - Local Significance
Statement of Cultural Significance
The shelter (rotunda) in Eastern Park, Geelong, has significance as a moderately intact example of an early 20th century garden structure within a well-treed landscape and with views to Corio Bay. Built before 1916, the shelter appears to be in fair condition.
The shelter (rotunda) in Eastern Park is architecturally and historically significant at a
LOCAL level. It is associated with the development of Eastern Park and associated
garden structures in the early 20th century, and it demonstrates some original design
qualities. These qualities include the octagonal plan with fixed timber seating on all sides except for two doorways, unusual ogee form roof clad in galvanised corrugated iron, heavy stop chamfered timber columns, steel framed roof structure, and the steel tie rodsattached to the top of the columns to support the centre of the roof.
Overall, the shelter (rotunda) in Eastern Park is of LOCAL significance.
References
R. Aitken, 'Leisure and Pleasure Buildings of Geelong', B. Arch Thesis, Deakin University, 1980, p.124.
The Geelong Advertiser, 19 November 1895, 12 September 1896, 8 October 1896, 29 January 1997, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
Aerial photograph of the Botanic Gardens, c.1925, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
C. Dance, Geelong Botanic Gardens and Easter Park, Geelong Historical Records Centre.
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Reserve - Shelter, Eastern Park - Physical Description 1
Description
The shelter (rotunda) in Eastern Park, Geelong, is set in a well-treed landscape with
northern views to Corio Bay.
The small shelter is characterised by an octagonal plan with fixed timber seating on all sides except for two doorways. The unusual ogee form roof is clad in galvanised
corrugated iron and is supported by heavy stop chamfered timber columns. The roof is also steel framed and steel tie rods are attached to the top of the columns to support the centre of the roof.
The small shelter has experienced some changes. The early timber finial at the apex of the roof is missing, as are brackets at the top of the columns. The capped timber
balustrading - forming a herringbone pattern - has replaced an earlier timber capped
vertical boarded balustrade.
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Geelong City 'C' Citations Study
Author: Dr David Rowe
Year: 2002
Grading:
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FORMER GEELONG WOOL EXCHANGEVictorian Heritage Register H0622
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FORMER SCOTTISH CHIEFS HOTELVictorian Heritage Register H0662
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CORIO VILLAVictorian Heritage Register H0193
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